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"Punishing" in a Sentence (18 examples)
What are you punishing them for?
In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.
I became hardened to punishing pupils.
They say fate will catch up with you. That was God's way of punishing him.
They say that on Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus's ghost rises up from its grave and flies around the world, punishing the bad boys and girls who don't believe in Christopher Columbus.
I'm punishing you for your negligence.
Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the state has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied.
Why is God punishing me?
Please stop punishing us with your "wisdom".
You're only punishing yourself.
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Upon Amelia's return from the West Coast in October, George presented her with a punishing schedule of lectures and appointments to promote the new book and solidify her position as America's foremost woman aviator.
Regardless of the punishing heat and physicality, restaurant cooking is a calling many Chinese chefs cannot deny.
They took off at a punishing speed, making London in less than half a day.
1999, Edward Gonzalez, Richard Nuccio, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, The Rand Forum on Cuba, Rand Corp Others argued that the worst of all outcomes after 40 years of a punishing embargo would be for the United States to adopt policies that might extend the life of a dictatorial regime.
Public debt of this magnitude can provoke punishing tax rates and crowd out private investment.
The apparent punishing effect of naloxone may be mediated through the withdrawal reaction that it produces[.]
a punishing blow
We may not be convinced that God is as involved in historical punishings as the prophet claims, and we may have a strong negative reaction to the claims made for how God acts[…]
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